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Creating a series of pitch bend or controller events

You can create a series of calculated, machine-generated pitch bends by using the Pitch Bend Sequence dialog. In recent Rosegardens the same dialog allows you to insert controller events, such as expression controllers.

Usage

Open the notation or matrix editor and select the events you want to apply the bends. Please note that the events you select are not modified, the selection is only used for start and end times of bends.

This dialog is accessible from several menus:

Edit → Insert Pitch Bend Sequence

Controllers → Insert Expression controller Sequence

Controllers → Insert Pitch Bend Sequence

Controllers → Insert Controller Sequence

The last one depends on what ruler you have opened. For instance, if you have the expression controller ruler open, it's the same as “Insert Expression controller Sequence”

Parameters

Preset

The preset box provides settings that store previously entered parameters. For inserting pitch bends, there are also 3 predefined presets:

Linear ramp

Ramps pitch from value defined in pre bend box to end value of bend sequence box.

Fast vibrato arm release

This simulates the effect that's possible with certain types of guitar vibrato bridges (some people falsely call these tremolo bridges).

Vibrato

Generates a vibrato. You need to specify start and end depth of vibrato by entering a values in pre bend and bend sequence boxes.

Pre Bend

At the beginning of the selected range it's possible to insert a bend (pre bend), then after a definable delay (duration) the actual sequence begins.